boy's name
Keneth
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,470
Ireland
#337
1976 births
Keneth is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1956, when 29 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Keneth over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 54 |
| 1920s | 125 |
| 1930s | 154 |
| 1940s | 122 |
| 1950s | 176 |
| 1960s | 215 |
| 1970s | 96 |
| 1980s | 88 |
| 1990s | 92 |
| 2000s | 197 |
| 2010s | 87 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 61 |
How popular is Keneth?
In 2025, Keneth was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Keneth is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Keneth
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Keneth also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Keneth over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Keneth
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Keneth — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Keneth
How popular is the name Keneth?
In 2025, Keneth was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Keneth a girl's or a boy's name?
Keneth is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Keneth most popular?
Keneth peaked in 1956, when 29 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Keneth a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Keneth currently ranks #6,886 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.